Merchandiser, Product Development/ 5-Month contract

Assess product construction based on fabrics, trims and treatments and to build the Smart product to achieve the aesthetics and margin goals

Call out any risks on quality, capability and capacity at the early development stage and escalate to supervisor

Assess risks early to pull in CFT and QA expertise and work on solutions

Obtain and apply an understanding of fact-based costing - Knowledge in assessing material consumption (YY) and basic understanding of operational break downs of a garment

Come up with different cost options to achieve the business goals

Support the coordination of design trip. E.g. Conference room booking before visitor in town, Sample tracking. Post trip follow up with vendors

Manage tech pack in and out, work closely with vendors on meeting sample follow up.

Follow up costing with vendors to ensure costing to counterpart is provided in a timely manner.

Coordinate sample tracking

Update cost sheet per style

Fill in compliance questionnaires for senior to review

Co-ordinate with cross functional team including fit approval and style duplication per Senior Merchandiser direction

Learn and work on enterprise software (e.g. Salesforce)

Build manufacturing and product knowledge by spending time at the development centers and manufacturing sites

3+ years related experience in following up time and actions

Proficient in Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Certificate/Diploma or equivalent

Good command of written and spoken English